LSAIT Tech Tips

For this month, a couple of Apple/iOS security tips and some Google tips...

by Eric Pinaud

For this month, a couple of Apple/iOS security tips and some Google tips:

1. Apple adds two-factor authentication- Two factor authentication refers to authentication which requires not only something you know (like a password), but also something you have (like an Mtoken). After some recent high-profile hacks Apple quietly introduced two-factor authentication for your Apple ID as an opt-in security enhancement. In this case the "thing you have" is a code that gets sent to you via text or iMessage. After Dropbox got hacked a few months back they also introduced two-factor authentication, and Evernote is in the process of doing so as well. Google has offered two-factor authentication for quite a while (but it is unfortunately not compatible with the UM systems at this time).

2. Securing your iOS device for your children* - I am sure some of you, like me, have at some point looked at a credit card bill and wondered about some of those $.99 in-app purchases...I recently ran across a three part series of articles on securing iOS for your children:

4. Google introduces Google Keep - This is a new service from Google, so new in fact that you can only use it on Android, or at the direct URLhttp://drive.google.com/keep - Google promises more convenient integration with Drive soon. This is a service that allows you to take (and keep) quick notes, kind of like the Evernote service (but at this point much more bare bones, which can sometimes be a good thing).

5. Attaching images in the new Gmail compose window - At some point recently Google changed slightly the behavior of the compose window when you drag/drop an image into it. The difference is subtle, but could be annoying depending on whether you are trying to attach or embed the image.